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ArticleiScience2021

JAK inhibitors dampen activation of interferon-activated transcriptomes and the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in human renal proximal tubules.

Jakub Jankowski, Hye Kyung Lee, Julia Wilflingseder, Lothar Hennighausen

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Article in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. How Genomic and Structural Context Could Shape JAK-STAT Variant Pathogenicity.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jakub JankowskiLaboratory of Genetics and Physiology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Building 8, Room 101, 8 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Hye Kyung LeeLaboratory of Genetics and Physiology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Building 8, Room 101, 8 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Julia WilflingsederDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Lothar HennighausenLaboratory of Genetics and Physiology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Building 8, Room 101, 8 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

Funding

Genetic Approaches To Understanding Organ Development and FunctionZIADK061000 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI HENNIGHAUSEN, LOTHAR · 2009 to 2025
$24.7M
Immune transcriptomes of SARS-CoV-2 infected populationsZIADK075155 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI HENNIGHAUSEN, LOTHAR · 2020 to 2024
$8.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infections initiate cytokine storms and activate genetic programs leading to progressive hyperinflammation in multiple organs of patients with COVID-19. While it is known that COVID-19 impacts kidney function, leading to increased mortality, cytokine response of renal epithelium has not been studied in detail. Here, we report on the genetic programs activated in human primary proximal tubule (HPPT) cells by interferons and their suppression by ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor used in COVID-19 treatment. Integration of our data with those from patients with acute kidney injury and COVID-19, as well as other tissues, permitted the identification of kidney-specific interferon responses. Additionally, we investigated the regulation of the recently discovered isoform (dACE2) of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the SARS-CoV-2 receptor. Using ChIP-seq, we identified candidate interferon-activated enhancers controlling the

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PMID34345808
PMCPMC8321697
OpenAlexW3189440400

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